Martha Says It with Flowers by Susan Meddaugh

Meddaugh, Susan Martha Says It with Flowers 27 pgs. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010. PICTURE BOOK. $12.99. Martha, the talking dog, wants to do something to make up for the fact that she ruined grandma Lucille's favorite hat. Luckily, grandma's birthday is coming up so Martha decides to get grandma a present...the trouble is finding the right one! After going through a muddy birthday card, a half-eaten apple with a worm in it, and bacon, Martha is just about ready to give up on finding the perfect present. Then she realizes what the perfect present would be...flowers! Everything is ready for the big day, but after a series of events throws the perfect plan out of order everything seems to be going suddenly wrong. In the end, things turn out all right as grandma realizes that not everyone is so lucky to have such a considerate dog!

I've never seen this show on PBS, but I thought that the book was cute and liked the premise of the Martha Speaks series. Along with the bright illustrations, kids will love the silly things Martha does! EL-ADVISABLE. Whitney, Library-Teacher.